Invasive Plants and Forest Ecosystems

With international contributors presenting an informed and integrated approach to the control of havoc-wrecking species, this book provides updated information on invading plants, their impacts on forest ecosystems, and control strategies. It addresses such important issues as the socioeconomic and policy aspects of plant invasion and offers complete coverage of their ecological impacts and the varied levels of threats in diverse situations. The editors and chapter authors take an integrated approach to the onslaught of invasive species, spotlighting the challenges they pose in the maintenance of biological diversity and the sustainable production of forest wealth.
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